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Ying-ying, you have tiger eyes. They gather fire in the day. At night they shine golden.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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Fate changes when you change your clothes.
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You can have pride in what you do each day, but not arrogance in what you were born with.
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A Mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.
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Isn't hate merely the result of wounded love?
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Dementia was like a truth serum.
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If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
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I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private.
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If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever. -An-mei
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It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success.
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I hated the tests the raised hopes and failed expectations.
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